Debra Messing Says She Wanted Character to Be a Feminist in New 'Will & Grace'

Debra Messing attends the Tribeca TV Festival exclusive celebration for Will & Grace at Cinepolis Chelsea on September 23, 2017 in New York City.

Debra Messing admits it took a little while to get back into the swing of playing her iconic Will & Grace character Grace Adler after an 11-year break.

"I think it took a little bit. I think the language was there and that I recognized right away and my body recognized that right away, but it's been 11 years and I think that I was a little tentative and I think, eventually by the third episode, I just sort of relaxed and thought, 'OK, she's back,'" Messing said at the Tribeca TV Festival Saturday.